Manage your creative energy and thrive…
If your creative energy is key to your success, how do you keep it flowing?
It’s a challenge that many face, and there’s often a great deal depending on how you solve it.
Some weeks ago I had a question from an article writer who I’ll call Sue. She was facing this particular quandary.
If you depend on your creative energy, I suspect it may strike a chord for you:
Paula,
Thanks for your great tips on finding more time. Here’s something that I struggle with almost every week. I am a writer, and as a writer, I need creative energy.
I have noticed though, that after putting lots of creative energy in, I am drained and on some days, just can’t work myself into putting down a single creative line. Sometimes this can happen for two days in a row. And that makes me nervous. It means I don’t get to achieve all my goals, but I am not sure how I should go about addressing this.
Can you help?
Sue
So, here are the three tips that I shared with Sue as I responded to her challenge:
Your creative energy…
The first piece of advice that I have for you, Sue, is to remember that it’s normal to feel drained after spending your creative energy. The key is to not spend energy on worry or self-criticism. Instead, take a deep breath and pur your energy toward finding solutions. Worry just slows you down and eats up even more of your energy.
Take breaks…
Second, build into your writing schedule a number of regular, small breaks. Step away from your desk and do something to relax your mind and also let your body and your energy move.
Using a timer may be very helpful for you in giving yourself breaks. Especially when you’re on a creative “roll” it can be tempting to keep going. But ignoring breaks as you ride the creative wave can be detrimental. In fact, it’s often the beginning of the path to the kind of exhaustion that you describe. So try to discipline yourself to take your scheduled, small breaks no matter what. This will sustain you and your creative energy for the long haul.
Revisit your goals…
You mentioned your goals in your question. My third piece of advice is to take a look at your goals and see whether they are truly realistic. Are there ways that you could make them more flexible so that you can take into account your energy levels? It’s okay to back off from time to time. Refreshing yourself will enhance your creative energy over the long term.
Have you tried any of these ideas already in your own life? How might you start to enhance your own creative energy today? What will be your first step?
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